Saturday, November 16, 2013

Everyday in the newspapers we read about unscrupulous
builders fleecing innocent tenants and taking them for a ride. We can tap this
market for business by promoting ourselves as their saviors.

C & W can tap the redevelopment market that exists in
the city

Advantages:

Can
enjoy decision making powers with regard to the technical aspects of the
project. In other words all decisions relating to engineering, procurement
and construction. Presently there are many clients who do not involve the
PMC in the procurement for the project, but is asked to just monitor the
construction. There is no point in monitoring vendors who are already
empanelled with the clients.

Can
give the common people an alternative which is transparent and at the same
time professional.

Word
of mouth publicity can get us more jobs of the same nature.

New
opportunity for the capital market division to get investors for such
projects.

An
opportunity to serve the common people.

An
opportunity for the transaction division to broker the sale of the excess
flats that are constructed due to granting of extra FSI for the project.

An
opportunity for C & W to enter the residential market for transaction
services.

Entry
to the residential market by the transaction division can be leveraged to
cater to the corporate that have requirements for residential apartments
for their staff.

Employment
opportunities for many people.

If we
manage one such project successfully then we will get the first mover
advantage in this market.

Moreover,
this will help us move up the value chain and work as an EPC contractor
for clients.

Disadvantages:

Decision
making on procurement matters by the Project Manager may lead to
corruption and give rise to integrity issues.

It
will be very difficult to recover our payments from the cooperative
housing societies.

Players in the model:

Financer

PMC

Cooperative Society

The modus operandi is as under:

PMC approaches cooperative societies who want to go in for
redevelopment.

The Cooperative Society appoints the PMC.

PMC takes approval from the tenants and applying the 70:30
rule takes up the project for redevelopment

Capital Markets division (a sister concern of the PMC
division) hunts for finance for the project under redevelopment.

PMC appoints a liaison consultant to deal with the BMC,
landowner and other govt. authorities.

PMC appoints an architect in collision with the secretary of
the cooperative society to prepare the design scheme in keeping with BMC
byelaws and restrictions for open spaces, etc.

PMC appoints the services consultant (if required)

PMC conducts the preconstruction stage in the project.

PMC participates in the construction stage for the project.

PMC carries out the project closeout and handover.

The extra FSI obtained for the redevelopment project as a
result of housing slum dwellers can be sold in the open market by the
Transaction Services Division(a sister concern of the PMC) acting as the
broking agency for the financer.

The financer obtains his construction cost and profits
for investment from the sale of the extra space created.

Payments to the various project participants will be
certified by the PMC and they will be made from the escrow account created
in a bank in the joint name of the secretary of the society and the financer.
The cheques have to be signed by both of them.

Our present endeavor to tap builders may not be very
successful because builders generally prefer handling projects themselves by
taking on staff on their rolls as it is their core competency.

Moreover, if at all they do take us on board, it will only
be for monitoring the vendors that they have appointed. Thus we have no control
on procurement.

Monday, November 11, 2013

Gaming applications
have been one of the most prominent apps that are developed for the Android
phone. Android apps for gaming have lured a number of people to buy android
phones. With the increasing success that the industry of mobile game
development enjoys today thanks to the streamlining of its processes of
conceptualizing, developing and releasing video games, mobile gaming today has
become the top revenue earner among mobile applications. Another aspect that
has fuelled the popularity of the android app market is the fact that the
upfront fee required for submitting an application is negligible and therefore
the cost to bring out an application becomes negligible too.

Apart from this, the
fact that mobile gaming applications for android phones are developed on Java
platform, which is the favorite programming language for all mobile application
developers, has also helped popularize the mobile gaming industry. Another
important fact is that of two android mobile phones being different when we
talk of features and hardware specifications. This is because the manufacture
of android mobile phones is not restricted to one company alone as is the case
with the iPad which rests with Apple only. The use of Java in android phones
reduces the time for gaming project development.

When we talk of medical apps for android, we cannot
ignore the iPhone from Apple. Although, the latter is offering more flexibility
as mobile application developers have to deal with only one platform, it is
better than the android phone in medical application development. Android
phones are made by a number of different manufacturers and therefore no two
mobile phones will behave in a similar manner. Therefore, they will require
different apps too. Thus making medical apps for android phones is more
difficult that for the Apple phones. Apple phones by the virtue of their being
manufactured by one manufacturer rule the roost in medical application
development.

Apart from gaming,
another field where developing apps for android phones has gained momentum is
the finance field. Although, android phones are bought primarily for
entertainment and leisure, they are now increasing proving useful in the
financial world too. Therefore, a lot of android
finance apps are being developed in the market. Finance apps like tax
computations, listening to the latest news from the financial world, making
monetary computations, you name it and there will be an android finance app for
that purpose. Therefore, this is another field where android phones have stolen
a march over its competitors. Off course this has to do with cutting edge
applications that are developed for them.

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The Samsung Galaxy Y is a powerful Android
Gingerbread OS based Smart phone which offers features which are close to the Micromax
phone but for the dual SIM tag given to the latter. The Micromax phone is

Endowed with 1GHz processor as opposed to the
832 MHz processor provided in the Samsung phone. While Micromax Ninja phone is
merely Java enabled, the Samsung phone has MIDP version 2.1 along with the Java
features. While the Micromax phone has a browser which supports WAP features,
the Samsung phone browser supports HTML features. Talking of extra features,
the Samsung Galaxy Y has an accelerometer and a compass as two of its features
which are not there in the Micromax phone. While the Micromax phone supports an
ordinary GPS facility, the Samsung phone comes with A-GPS support. When talking
about the keyboard of the individual phones, the Micromax Ninja is blessed with
one touch navigation feature on its Touch screen QWERT keyboard with a white
back light to illuminate the keypad in the darkness, while the Samsung phone is
provided with a similar keyboard having one touch navigation using the Touch
wiz 3.0 UI feature for easy navigation and a multi-touch input facility with
touch sensitive controls.

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Build and Display

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Galaxy Y remains faithful to the Candybar form factor and allows the use of
only one SIM through its handset. The Micromax Ninja 3.5 on the other hand allows
the user to use two services simultaneously.
In terms of the OS the Micromax Ninja 3.5 is blessed with the Android OS
of version 2.3.5, whereas the Samsung Galaxy has the OS Android version 2.3.
The Micromax Ninja gives us a faster processor experience as it has a faster
CPU as compared to the Samsung Galaxy Y. It has an OS that is 20% faster than
the latter. Both the phones have a TFT colour screen with 256 colours with the
Micromax phone having an ordinary capacitive touch screen compared to the
Samsung’s capacitive multi-touch screen. Although the Samsung phone weights 97gms,
it is lighter as compared to the Micromax dual SIM phone. While the Micromax
phone is endowed with a 3.5 inches colour TFT screen with better screen
resolution which enables it to show sharper and crisper screen images, the
Samsung phone has a multi-touch screen of size 3 inches. Thus, we see that the former
has a larger display screen size and therefore can be easily used to view
videos, images, etc. A primary difference between the two phones is that the Samsung
Galaxy Y is a Smart phone with all the features of a Smart phone while the Micromax
Ninja 3.5 is a dual SIM phone.

Memory

With an unlimited phonebook capacity, both
the phones have an in-built memory and a RAM along with an external card slot.
While Samsung phone has 180MB in-built memory with 290MB of RAM, the Micromax
phone is blessed with only 130MB of in-built memory along with 256MB RAM and
additionally has 512MB of ROM.

Camera

Both the phones do not have a front facing
camera but do have a back camera. The Samsung phone has a 2MP back camera while
the Micromax Ninja phone is blessed with a sturdy 3MP back camera with 50%
better camera resolution. While both the phones have a video recording
facility, the Samsung Galaxy Y phone has a camera which can record images of
sizes 320 x 240 pixels @ 15 fps. Thus, the Micromax phone provides better
picture quality as compared to the Samsung phone.

Connectivity

In terms of connectivity, both the phones
have GPRS, EDGE, 3G, Wi-Fi, Bluetooth, and an external USB port, with the
Samsung phone having a microUSB slot of version 2.0 while it has a wifi hotspot
along with its Wi-Fi facility which enables it to allow the use of the internet
connection on the Wi-Fi enabled laptop. While the Bluetooth in the Micromax
phone is of version 2.1, the Samsung phone has a Bluetooth version 3.0. Both
the phones have multi-media MMS facility with the Samsung Galaxy Y having an
additional voice recording feature, along with push mail, and a document reading
facility. While the Samsung Smart phone does not have any social networking
applications embedded in it, the Micromax phone has Face book, Twitter and
YouTube facilities. Both the phones have FM radio feature.

Battery

Talking of battery for both the phones, the
Samsung Galaxy Y possesses a 1200mAH, Li-ion battery which has 850 hours of
standby time in ordinary circumstances and 540 hours on the 3G networks, it has
380 minutes of talk time both in the ordinary condition and on 3G networks. As
opposed to that, the Micromax phone has 145 hours of stand by time with 270
minutes of talk time on its 1400mAH Li-ion battery.

All said and done, the Samsung phone has all
the features that are present in any ordinary Smart phone including document
editing, scheduler, calendar and the push mail features, while the Micromax
phone would be more useful for social networking as it is Face book, You tube
and Twitter enabled. But with its 20% faster CPU, the Micromax phone ensures a
smoother experience when using the phone, and with its dual SIM tag, it allows
the user use two services at the same time, the Smart phone tag given to the
Samsung phone provides tough competition to the Micromax phone. With its 16%
bigger screen size, the Micromax phone would allow the user to view images and
videos better. The 3.5 mm headphone jack present in both the phones allows
external headphones to be connected to them. Truly, it is difficult to choose a
phone from among the two without knowing the objective of the buyer for owning
a phone. A person who would want to do social networking would go for the
Micromax Ninja phone while a person who wants to edit documents would opt for
the Samsung phone.

Gone are those days when people used to
move around with two cell phones. We now have what is called as Dual SIM phones. The Samsung Galaxy S Duos
S7562 is one model which has built on the success of Samsung Galaxy S. It combines
the facility of two phones into one. It is a high end Android phone which has
the capability of dual SIMs. Announced in July 2012, this device can
easily allow the user to select the SIM with enhanced coverage and use it for communication
purposes.

Design
and Build

The Samsung Galaxy S Duos S7562 is
endowed with the full touch bar form factor along with dual standby feature
added to it. It also has a vivid 4” touch screen that enables users to use its
screen to the optimum. Due to its 4” touch screen it offers its owners an
interface through which they can view videos, movies on demand and much more. Additionally,
it also supports the 3G network with its HSDPA 900/1200 feature. Endowed with a
TFT capacitive touch screen having a display of 16M colours, it shows images @
480x800 pixels with a pixel density of 233 ppi. It also has a microSD slot and
an expandable memory of up to 32 GB, with 4 GB internal storage and 768 MB RAM.
It has the Android OS v4.0 and is often labelled as ice cream sandwich. Its OS
is upgradable to v4.1. With a CPU of 1GHz and a GPU of Adreno 200, this phone
also has sensors that have the functions of accelerometer and compass on it. It
supports both MMS, SMS, email and push email features with an HTML browser and
Adobe Flash Lite added to it. As if that is not enough, it also has a stereo FM
radio with RDS.

Camera

The Samsung Galaxy S Duos S7562 has a
revolutionary 5 MP camera as its primary camera, which shows images @ 2592x1944
pixels, has autofocus facility coupled with an LED flash. An additional feature of geo-tagging is also
present which helps the user label the images, photographs and videos taken
with it. The only hitch in its camera feature is its VGA video facility that
plays videos @ 30fps. There is also a
secondary camera, albeit of VGA variety. The autofocus feature of the primary camera
really adds a touch of distinctiveness to the Samsung Galaxy S Duos.

Interface

The Samsung Galaxy S Duos has a rich
Android 4.0 OS, which is upgradable to v4.1 too. Its browser supports HTML and
Adobe Flash Lite software. Its TFT capacitive touch screen endowed with 16M colours
shows a display @ 480x800 pixels. Its 4” width is a gift for all those who view
movies, videos, etc on the move. To go with all this, it has a multi touch functioning
capability that enables the user to access its features very easily. It is also
blessed with a sturdy 768MB RAM, coupled with strong 4GB internal storage.
Additionally, there is also a microSD card slot to go with its 32GB external
memory card.

Connectivity

The
Samsung Galaxy S Duos has the distinctive feature of being a dual SIM phone, in
that, it functions as a dual SIM phone with both the SIMs working
simultaneously. Both the SIMs of GSM technology support frequencies of
850/900/1800/1900 MHz. Since it offers the 3G connectivity option it
allows on both its SIMs to browse the internet, download and video message on
its GSM network. This phone has the GPS facility that helps the user locate
addresses through its map feature.

Battery
Life

Talking of batteries, it is powered by
standard Li-ion 1500mAh batteries which have a stand-by time of upto 445 hours
on the 2G and upto 330 hours on the 3G networks. With a total talk time of upto
13 hours on 2G and upto 7 hours 25 mins on 3G, this phone surely has enough
talk time to last you through the whole day without being charged. Available in
a while colour and supporting MP4/H, 263/H, 264/WMV player and
MP3/eAAC+/WMA/WAV players, this phone comes with features like an organizer,
document viewer, voice memo/dial, and an option of giving predictive text
inputs. Thus, the Samsung Galaxy S Duos
is a one of a kind gadget that combines the features of a smart phone and a
dual SIM phone, to provide added benefits to the user.

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cable modem is a top of the edge device that enables you to surf @ 8 times
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Extra Features

It has a cable interface F-connector with
computer compatibility of Windows, Macintosh and UNIX.

Pros and Cons

Using this internet modem, we can move from a
very slow 2Mbps internet speed to 17Mbps speed. When doing an upgrade, there
are a lot of problems and it is better to take a new connection than to seek an
upgrade. Not many hardware professionals know how to repair and maintain this
modem. But, buying this modem will obviate
the need for buying a router. This modem will only work for Cable delivered
Internet such as Comcast Xfinity.

Summary

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The Logitech HD Pro Webcam C920 1080P with
widescreen video calling and recording features forms one of the most important
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In terms of design features, the product
measures 2.8 inches x 7.5 inches x 8.9 inches, with the height making it a tall
device which weighs 7.7 ounces. With a shipping weight of 12.8 ounces, this
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the C615 and the C525, the C920 distinguishes itself in being a superior product.
The fact that it is Logitech’s flagship webcam at the moment gives it a lot of
flair and importance.

There are three things that this webcam does
not have the following features:

The C920 has a threaded tripod mount like the
C615 and therefore it cannot turn from side to side and also turn around 360
degrees.

Additionally, the C920 lacks the excellent
fold and go design of the other two models, which in turn makes packing and
travelling very easy while at the same time protecting the lenses. In stark
contrast, the C920 is much larger and stationary.

The C920 like the C525 comes with a full
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Dual SIM Android phones are the order of the day. While offering the remarkable multifunctionality of Android, they give consumers the freedom to use multiple SIMs to manage all their connectivity requirements. Two recent additions to the dual-SIM portfolio are the LG Optimus L3 Dual E405, and the Samsung Galaxy Y Duos. These models are direct rivals not just in the dual-SIM department, but also in their price range. That being so, it is only fitting to have a comparative look at their specifications.

1.Design, build and display: Both the phones have the touch-bar form factor, and are similarly sized, with the Galaxy Y Duos being slightly longer. On the other hand, the L3 Dual is 10 grams heavier at 119g. The display sizes are nearly the same at around 3.2 inches, with identical resolutions of 240x320 pixels. Both use TFT capacitive touch screens. The Galaxy Y Duos boasts of 262K colours, a shade above the L3 Dual’s 256K. In effect, there is not much, if anything, that keeps these phone apart in the either the design or the display section.
2.Hardware: The L3 Dual has an 800 MHz processor, while the Galaxy Y Duos sports an 832 MHz specimen. For a consumer, this corresponds to no tangible difference in performance. In terms of memory, both the phones have 384 MB RAM. The L3 Dual has 1 GB internal storage, while the Galaxy Y Duos has 160 MB storage and 512 MB ROM. These differences are evened out by the external storage capabilities, which amount to 32 GB for both the models. One factor that weighs in favor of the Galaxy Y Duos is that a 2 GB card is included in its package.
3.Connectivity: For any dual-SIM phone, connectivity is by default the focus of consumers’ attention. Both the L3 Dual and the Galaxy Y Duos have 3G connectivity on each of the two GSM options, with the Galaxy model winning the race with 7.2 Mbps download speed, double that of the L3 Dual’s. Both have Wi-Fi capability, and follow identical protocols. A-GPS and Bluetooth v3.0 are also common features. The Galaxy Y Duos’ faster 3G is countered by the L3 Dual’s DLNA support, making it easy to transfer media between the phone and a DLNA TV via WI-Fi.
4.Battery: The Galaxy Y Duos has a 1300 mAh Li-ion battery, which comes in second to the L3 Dual’s 1500 mAh appendage. The L3 Dual reportedly has a 66 percent longer standby time and a 38 percent longer talk time than the Galaxy Y Duos, which makes it significantly more suitable for both idle as well as continuous usage.
5.Camera: Both the phones have 3.2 MP cameras, but the L3 Dual’s camera has autofocus capability which the Galaxy Y Duos’ lacks. The image resolutions offered are the same at 2048x1536 pixels, with digital zoom. As for video recording, the speeds are also identical at 24 fps. Although neither of these phones has a camera of note, the autofocus feature puts the L3 Dual a rung above its rival.
6.Audio and video: All major audio (MP3, WAV, WMA, EAAC+) and video (MP4, H.263, H.264, WMV) formats are supported on both these phones, and they have the standard 3.5 mm audio jacks for headphone insertion. The Galaxy Y Duos fares a little better in this category with 3D sound technology.
7.Software: Android v2.3 (Gingerbread) fuels both the L3 Dual and the Galaxy Y Duos. With adequate hardware specifications, the performance of the OS on either set is satisfactory. If a distinction must be made, it is the Galaxy Y’s slightly more populated gamut of default apps, many of which are proprietary to Samsung.

Clearly, the two phones are extremely close in terms of specifications. Purely on the basis of hardware or software, it is nearly impossible to pick one above the other. Both are priced around the INR 8K mark, further obfuscating any boundaries of distinction. Users looking for faster 3G connectivity might prefer the Galaxy Y Duos, while those who own DLNA capable TVs (especially of LG make) will find that the L3 Dual fits better into their living room ecosystem. The L3 Dual also has a better battery, an advantage that is somewhat offset by the general longevity of modern cell batteries. In the end, the decision of the user might hinge on subjective factors such as the general look and feel of the phone held in the hand.

The Garmin Portable Friction Mount is a great solution for mounting your
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This mount can be easily stacked away when not in use or when it is not
supporting the GPS in position on the car’s dashboard. It is quite bulky and a
bit difficult to be stored when not in use, but it still can be stacked away
when not in use. Although, this is not the best solution, it does sound a
feasible method to keep your mount safe and secure from prowling eyes. When we
consider a rating for this instrument, then the best rating we can think of
would be between 4 and 5 or at 4, although its size would be a matter of
concern when stacking it away when not in use.

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offerings and its customer service that it offers a series of customer
satisfaction guarantees. These guarantees are the industry standard 99.9%
uptime guarantee, the 24x7 customer support guarantee, a phone turnaround time
guarantee of 3 minutes, and an email turnaround time guarantee of less than 20
minutes. Not only that, JustHost web hosting service vows to be there when you
need them. As if all this is not enough, it also offers anytime money back
guarantee, no questions asked.

Pricing

In
terms of the price offering, it offers value for money product mix with
unlimited disk space, unlimited bandwidth, unlimited domain hosting, unlimited
email accounts, unlimited MySQL databases, etc.
When we talk of value for money offerings, we mean that JustHost offers
MySQL databases which are valued in the market @ US$6.95 per month, for US$4.95
per month, and that too along with a free domain for life, a free point and
click SiteBuilder with templates, a free e-commerce shopping cart, and a free
Spam Assassin for your email. This is what they provide as value for money
services.

Reliability

JustHost
boasts of 99.9% uptime guarantee, its reliability is guaranteed, due to its
unique balancing technology and super fast backbone connections. The load
balancing feature provides back-up server support for all servers which become
unavailable, thus eliminating site downtime. With top of the line QuadProcessor
performance, Customized Apache and industry leading high speed Dell servers,
this web hosting server virtually eliminates the possibility of site downtime
and disruption and in the event of one site becoming unavailable, another
server is pressed into service for data transfer from your website. This web
hosting service scores high on reliability, customer service and has got rave
industry reviews.

Control Panel

JustHost
has an enviable control panel that would be preferred over all other control
panels if given a choice. Its Cpanel has features of user-friendliness and
ease-of-use, ample resources, web statistics, tools, are all in one place on
the control panel and at your disposal. Not only that, even the control panel
can be customized to cater to different users for an easier web mastering
experience. This Cpanel allows users to configure email accounts, domain
management, website statistics and database administration. Its control panel
is what makes it different from its contemporaries. The unique nature of the panel
makes it user-friendly and easier to operate.

IX
Web Hosting services provide individuals and small to medium sized businesses
with all the tools necessary for easily establishing their web presence. Having
started business in the year 1999, this web hosting service has since then
provided cutting edge services to all its customers. Their business model is so
attractive that every month 5,000 new clients switch to their services tired of
their competitors. It offers services to both users of Linux and Windows
platforms and it provides superior customer service to both of them. Not only
is its web hosting energy efficient, but its customer service is friendly and
informal.

Customer Service

A
cross section of customers using the services of IX Web Hosting services admit
that they do not have awe inspiring statistics to boast of, but they are adept
enough at providing top of the edge customer service to their customers. Any
request for changes in the web content of the websites designed by them will be
received with a lot of positivity and it will be addressed immediately. But,
there have been times when they have been found wanting in their services.
Although their product mix is astounding, what puts them back is their customer
service which most of the times is top of the edge, but sometimes may falter.

Pricing

When
talking of its pricing, it runs a sequence of money back guarantees beginning
with a 30-day initial 100% money back guarantee; it also recognizes the fact
that it sometimes takes several months to determine the best service offering
for the customer. What separates them
from others is its promise to each of its unsatisfied customers to give them
full refund of their current month’s fees and also other one time fees on a
pro-rata basis. It promises every customer that once they join, the rates will
never go up again. Although this seems impractical to implement, it does appear
serious about it.

Control Panel

Its
proprietary H-Sphere control panel is very easy to use because the interface is
all icon based. This icon based interface allows us to relate pictures to the
things that they can do. Thus, when we wish to give commands, we just have to
relate the icons to the activity to be done and then click on the relevant
icon. Thus, within no time you will be playing with the interface as easily as
Mozart plays in the piano. Multiple domain management, Real-time email
management, password protected directory manager are just some of its features
to die for. An IX Web Hosting service has truly enviable features.

Ipage’s
tagline says “Everything web, made easy”, to which we could add “Everything
web, made easy and cheap”. This more or less sums up the main feature of
Ipage.com web hosting services. A noteworthy thing is that this is religiously
followed at the web hosting service organization. This is the web hosting
service that has been in the business for some years now and it knows what it
is doing, when it provides services adhering to the above tagline. The plethora
of services at Ipage.com come together to provide you with an enviable solution
that is needed for a professional but manageable web presence.

Features of the Plans

Its
diverse collection of services which comprise web development tools that help
you not only design and maintain your website, but also market and grow it.
There are tools that will help you develop and launch a secure and scalable
e-commerce website. It also supports multi-media features like sending and
receiving MMS messages, etc. A number of features are supported whether it is
blogging, posting photo galleries, videos and podcasts, etc. Their unique
selling proposition is their commitment to security of their customers’
websites and this is what separates them from their contemporaries.

Pricing

Currently
priced at just US$3.50 a month, this web hosting service is actually proving
that sometimes one can actually enjoy more than what one pays for. Its round
the clock customer services, advanced marketing tools, exclusive security
suite, and all other tools that are needed to get your website up and running
are exclusive in their own way. Not many web hosting vendors can offer services
which are so diverse in nature. Thanks to its knowledgeable web experts, it has
managed to compile an eye-popping list of services and value-added extras and
has re-packaged them neatly into a new offering which they present as their web
hosting package.

Control Panel

Thanks
to its system of pooled servers, there is always space for your website to be
hosted, As if that is not enough, the first and the fastest machine will serve
your website. Their pool of servers makes it possible for them to provide
redundancy servers and also streamline their services. Apart from offering
tools to create, enhance and manage their websites effectively, this web
hosting service has also endeavoured to work closely with Google to provide the
Google tools for websites right into the control panel. Truly, Ipage.com
provides cutting edge web hosting services which are to die for.

Inmotion hosting is a web hosting
service where one just needs to submit a request at their customer support desk
for any queries whether they are about their services or about their offerings
or about the quality of their services, and these will be answered in a jiffy,
as they are up and about for 24 hours a day and 7 days a week. Their online
chat option is also a unique offering along with their extensive knowledgebase,
flash tutorials, online forums and more. Inmotion web hosting provides a number
of services among web hosting packages. In terms of pricing and scalability you
will not find anything that is comparable.

Its basic personal plan is valued at
US$3 per month and offers a basic plan with solid starter functionality, that
too at a truly economical price. But its popular plans are its business
offerings starting at just under US$6 per month. Inmotion web hosting packages
provide the fastest and most reliable services that are available in the market
what with its advanced design, e-commerce and other options; it truly achieves
a rare balance of superior customer services at prices to die for. Its business
plans cater primarily to the small business owners and they fulfil their
requirements only too well.

Its control panel contains the enviable
industry leading Cpanel control panel that makes it easy to manage email
accounts, find, learn and use features and tools, manage their databases, view
statistics and much more. They also provide an option to try out their offering
before a customer can commit to their offerings. Its web hosting network is
based on the fast and reliable Linux and UNIX operating systems which offer
them the required speed and scalability. A special feature of their offerings
is their 24x7 monitoring of their servers for breaches, unusual activity or any
interruption in peak performance.

In terms of reliability, this web
hosting service has secure and safe data centres to offer their customers and
they strive to propagate this fact to their customers. While their customers
are resting in peace in the safety of their homes, their important data rests
on the secure servers of Inmotion web hosting service without the possibility
of being hacked. In an environment where data is turning out to be very important
such security and safety can be considered a unique selling proposition. To add
icing to the delicious cake, it backs its 99.9% uptime promise with 100% money
back guarantee.

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I am also a freelance article writer. I can write articles on all topics ranging from project management, civil engineering, procurement, human resources, marketing, finance, health and well being, social media, etc.